Loblaw Shutters Struck Maxi Stores

Loblaw said yesterday that the 13 Maxi stores in Quebec affected by a strike by workers will be closed until further notice.

Oct 24, 2008

TORONTO — Loblaw here said yesterday that the 13 Maxi stores in Quebec affected by a strike by workers will be closed until further notice. The company in a statement said it had presented workers with “settlement packages with fair, appropriate and very competitive increases in accordance with the store’s performance, its competitiveness in the local market, and the regional economy.” Each store affected by the strike is covered by its own labor agreement. Loblaw said it settled with a 14th